OBJECTIVES We sought to assess the effect of successful stenting on the Doppler profile of aortic coarctation and to identify echocardiographic indexes that could be used for follow-up of such patients. BACKGROUND Doppler echocardiography demonstrates characteristic flow patterns in significant aortic coarctation. METHODS We undertook retrospective echocardiographic analyses before and at s...

C oarctation and recoarctation of aorta have been treated successfully with endovascular therapy, including balloon angioplasty or stent angioplasty, for >3 decades. 1–4 After successful surgical repair reported by Craafoord and Nylin, 5 the concept of angioplasty in the coronary arteries reported by Gruntzig et al 6 opened up a new strategy of treatment of native and recoarctation. Balloon ang...

Tuberculous aneurysm of the aorta is exceedingly rare. To date, the standard therapy for mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta has been surgery involving in-situ graft placement or extra-anatomic bypass surgery followed by effective anti-tuberculous medication. Only recently has the use of a stent graft in the treatment of tuberculous aortic aneurysm been described in the literature. We repor...

W ITH the development of successful surgical treatment of dissecting aortic aneurysm," 2 accurate diagnosis of this condition has become increasingly important. Pain in the torso, usually in the chest or back, is considered to be a classical feature of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, but reliance on the presence of pain may result in unnecessary delay in diagnosis and treatment. Without treat...

OBJECTIVE To compare results of dilatation of native coarctation of the aorta with and without stent implantation. DESIGN Open, observational, non-randomised study. PATIENTS 54 consecutive adult patients: 32 with balloon angioplasty alone (group 1) and 22 with stent placement (group 2). INTERVENTIONS Balloon dilatation from 1995 to 1997; dilatation with Palmaz stent placement from 1997 to...

Coarctation of aorta and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm are frequently missed congenital cardiac defects that their diagnosis might be delayed. To our knowledge, coincidence of these cardiac defects is unusual and has not been reported in the literature before. Here, we present a patient with coarctation of aorta and ruptured noncoronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm leading to aorto-right atrial fist...

W ITH the development of successful surgical treatment of dissecting aortic aneurysm," 2 accurate diagnosis of this condition has become increasingly important. Pain in the torso, usually in the chest or back, is considered to be a classical feature of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, but reliance on the presence of pain may result in unnecessary delay in diagnosis and treatment. Without treat...

Methods 1217 patients with BAV were treated in the Institute during 2003−2012. There were 902 (74.1%) males. Patients age ranged from 3 days to 76 years, mean 50.2 ± 9,8 years. Aneurysm of ascending aorta took place in 380 (31.2%) pts, 39 (10,3%) of them admitted with dissection. We use: balloon valvuloplasty in 82 (8.1%) patients. Different operative interventions were fulfilled to the rest :1...

IMPORTANCE Fluoroquinolones have been associated with collagen degradation, raising safety concerns related to more serious collagen disorders with use of these antibiotics, including aortic aneurysm and dissection. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between fluoroquinolone therapy and the risk of developing aortic aneurysm and dissection. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We conducted a...

Aortic coarctation is quite a common congenital disease and very often associated with other cardiac malformations. A 21-year-old patient presented to our observation with aortic coarctation, aortic valve regurgitation on a dilated aortic root and chronic atrial fibrillation. We performed a two-step operation: the aortic coarctation was treated first and 1 month later a Bentall procedure associ...